April 21, 2016

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 9 comments

Another day, another bizarre play in MLB.

Official MLB Rule 5.09g: A pitched ball lodges in the umpire's or catcher's mask or paraphernalia, and remains out of play, runners advance one base;

posted by grum@work at 07:02 AM on April 21, 2016

And of course it would be the same Pirates/Padres series as the other bit o' bizarness.

posted by NoMich at 08:38 AM on April 21, 2016

CUP CHECK!!!

posted by Howard_T at 01:36 PM on April 21, 2016

another bizarre play in MLB.

Well that's one that hasn't happened to me -- yet. The dead ball rule comes into use quite often when you play on open fields with trees and shrubbery not far from the foul lines. The ground rules often include something like "if it hits the bushes out there in left field it is a two base award, but if it hits the tree branches, it is four bases".

posted by Howard_T at 01:43 PM on April 21, 2016

CUP CHECK!!!

Oh, god, Rembert Browne, never change.

posted by Etrigan at 03:15 PM on April 21, 2016

Prince at the Super Bowl

posted by tommybiden at 04:03 PM on April 21, 2016

Prince at the Super Bowl

Yup. As good as I remember it.

posted by grum@work at 07:34 PM on April 21, 2016

If have the opportunity to put the Cubs/Reds game on, you should.

posted by NoMich at 09:51 PM on April 21, 2016

Jake freakin Arrieta, man. Another no hitter

posted by NoMich at 10:08 PM on April 21, 2016

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